Machinery for making biscuits and like baked products



July 19, FURNESS MACHINERY FOR MAKING BISCUITS AND LIKE BAKED PRODUCTS Filed Oct. 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l ri -w [3 :LZ'IIIjfI H i'r l HM l W r N W" 'l n' & I i W JnVeM On if I H. FURNESS July 19, 1932.

MACHINERY FOR MAKING BISCUITS AND LIKE BAKED PRODUCTS Filed Oct. 8, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [/7 ve n/br, M gnu 1M W l an Patented July 19, 1932 UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE)" HAROLD FURNESS, or CARLISLE, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO CARR &, COMPANY Lnurrm);

or CARLISLE, ENGLAND I r w MACHINERY non MAKING BISCUITS AND LIKE BAKED rnonuo'rs Application filed October s, 1931, Serial No. 567,696, and in Great Britain Septemberim, 11930.

The present invention relates to machinery for making biscuits and like baked products, hereinafter referred to as biscuits.

The object of this invention is to provide means for automatically removing the biscuits from thebaking pans or wires upon which they are baked afterthe latter have passed through the ovens. The biscuits are then fed, say, to a conveyor leading tothe packing apparatus, whilst the empty pans or wires (these two elements being hereinafter referred to for convenience as pans) are returned ready for use again.

According to this invention I provide in biscuit making machinery, means for the automatic removal of the biscuits from the pans, upon which they are baked, after the latter 7 have passed through the ovens, comprising a conveyor leading from the oven to a discharge point where the pans are inverted to remove the biscuits, the latter falling into a chute which guides them to a conveyor associated with the packing arrangements.

According to one construction, the pans loaded with biscuits, after coming from the ovens, are elevated by conveyor to a discharge point, where they are allowed to fall by gravity, but under the control of a. guide or guides, which inverts the pans to effect the removal of the biscuits. 7

In an alternative construction the pans may be positively driven into an inverted position, instead of being allowed to fall by gravity.

The drawings filed herewith show one embodiment of this invention whereof Fig. 1is a plan view of the apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of part of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings the apparatus comprises a pair of chains 2 which run on sprockets 3 carried by apower shaft 1 which is furnished with a driving pulley 5. The

' power shaft t is mounted in a bearing 6 carried by a framework 7. The other end of the chainconveyor 2 runs on sprockets 8 one of which can be seen in Fig. 2. i

The line 10 represents the front of the oven and the function of the conveyor 2 is to recuits therefrom. J I

ceive the pans after passing through theovens and to convey them; upwardly to the discharge end of the conveyor. I

, The top portion of the conveyor 2 slopes upwardly to the discharge point'and runs on supporting rails 11 carried by the frame work a 7 at the upper end and supported on the front of the oven 10 at the lower end.

2.) Lateral guide rails 12 are also provided to maintain the pans or wires in position on the conveyor 2. f

In accordance with the invention means are provided at the discharge end of the conveyor 2 for inverting the pans to remove the biscuits on to a conveyor employed in connection with the packing arrangements. The mechanism for inverting the'pans'com- (See Fig..

prises two vertical guide plates 14 and 15 on V V the inner surface of which'are disposed inner and outer. guides .of semi-circular shape 'des-' ignated 16 and 17 respectively. The arrange-' ment is such that the outer semi-circular path by gravity and as they reach a Vertical position, the biscuits fall off and arecollected "by a chute 18 adapted to breaktheir fall and guide them on to .a conveyor 20 employed in connection with the packing arrangements;

The pans, two positions of which are shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and indicated-by the reference numerals 21, continue tofitravel round the semiecircular guidesuntil they are completely inverted.

Owing to the momentum which the pans gain whilst travelling through the guides theyare caused to shoot outwardly on to a conveyor 22 (see Fig. 2) which removes .the pans ina direction, preferably at rightangles to the conveyor 2, and collects them for use again} 1 In some cases it has been found des rable to employ studs 23 secured to the outer semicircular guide '1 7, which serve to check the passage of the pans momentarily with the object of facilitating the removal of the his I Insteadcof allowing the pans to fall from v the discharge point of theconveyor 2 by gravity, their passage through the guides may be assisted mechanically, such as by rollers driven from a source of power.

If desired, the guides 16 and 17 may be fur-- J nished with, or replaced by, a series of rollers so arranged as to constitute the guide or guides for the pans. I What'I claim is "1. In biscuit making machinery, meansfor Y i I the automatic removal of the biscuits from adapted to receive said biscuits and 7 them tothe packingarrangements.

the pans, upon which they are baked, after the said pans have passed through the ovens, comprising a conveyor leading from the oven to a: discharge point, means for removing thesaid pansfrom theconveyor, means for in.-. verting the said pans to remove the biscuits,

said means comprising outer and inner substantially semi-circular guides-between Which the saidipans are allowed to fall, andia chute guide 2:. Apparatus for reniovingbaked products frcmcpans compr1si'ng,\in combination, a conveyor for said pans, and means cooperating with sald conveyonfor lnverting said pans to thereby; remove the products including an arcuate guideway for engaging saidpans throughoutj'theentire; inverting movement.

3. The invention as set forth in claimQ, wherein is provided means for imparting a shock to each of said pans to therebyassist in dislodging the baked products, said means includingra, projection formed on said. guideway, and disposed to engageeachof said pans as itv passes through:- the guideWay.

4:. Theinvent'ion' as set forthinfclaim 2 wherein said guide-Way is provided With an outlet for, said product and: another outlet for. said pans. V V

75,. Apparatus for removing baked products from pans "comprising, in combination, a conveyor f0r;said pans, and nieansfor invertingsaid pans includingan. arcuate guide-Wayterminating;adjacentthedelivery end of said conveyorandhaving-an outlet'for the baked productsintermediate its ends.v c

6Q Apparatus for removingbaked products 'froin'pans comprising, meansincluding an arouateeguid'ewayfor inverting the pans,

through which guideway the pans pass by V gravitational action, means for transporting the pans to the. guid'eway, means including studs formed on said guideway for temporarily arresting the passage of the pans, and means "for guiding the productsfrom the guideWay-after'removalrv V v r HAROLD FURNESSL 

